Journal article
Evaluation of enrollee satisfaction with Iowa's Dental Wellness Plan for the Medicaid expansion population
Journal of Public Health Dentistry, Vol.78(1), pp.78-85
01/01/2018
DOI: 10.1111/jphd.12243
PMID: 28771746
Abstract
Dental coverage for Iowa's Medicaid expansion population is provided through the Dental Wellness Plan (DWP), implemented in May 2014. The plan targets healthy behavior incentives via an earned benefits structure, whereby additional services are covered if enrollees return every 6-12 months for routine dental visits. This study examines enrollee satisfaction with the DWP. We surveyed a random sample of DWP enrollees 1 year after program implementation about their experiences. Survey items covered dental plan satisfaction, self-rated measures of health, and knowledge and attitudes toward the earned benefits approach. Dental plan satisfaction was rated as low by 38 percent of respondents (n=416), moderate by 25 percent (n=276), and high by 37 percent (n=402). A majority of respondents (66 percent) did not know about the earned benefits structure. Regression analysis indicated that respondents most likely to have low plan satisfaction were those who felt it was difficult to earn benefits (OR 3.66, P<0.001) and those who were unable to find (OR 3.17, P<0.001), or did not try to find (OR 3.51, P<0.001), a regular dentist in the plan. Satisfaction with a new model of dental insurance was influenced by whether enrollees had a regular source of care and their perceived ability to return for regular checkups in order to earn covered benefits.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Evaluation of enrollee satisfaction with Iowa's Dental Wellness Plan for the Medicaid expansion population
- Creators
- Julie C Reynolds - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community DentistrySusan C McKernan - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community DentistryJennifer M.C Sukalski - University of Iowa, Center for Social Science InnovationPeter C Damiano - University of Iowa, Preventive and Community Dentistry
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of Public Health Dentistry, Vol.78(1), pp.78-85
- Publisher
- Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
- DOI
- 10.1111/jphd.12243
- PMID
- 28771746
- ISSN
- 0022-4006
- eISSN
- 1752-7325
- Grant note
- name: Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS)
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 08/03/2017
- Date published
- 01/01/2018
- Description audience
- Academic
- Academic Unit
- Preventive and Community Dentistry; Public Policy Center (Archive); Oral Health Policy Research
- Record Identifier
- 9983756995802771
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